j.r.: welcome back.ways a challenge in san francisco, but for one couple, it turned into a deep dive into san francisco history. they were slapped with a huge fine for parking in their own driveway as they have for nearly four decades. michael finney has their perplexing story. reporter: they have been using their car park for decades, when suddenly the city said that is illegal. there was threatened with a $1500 fine, huge fee even by san francisco standards. the only way out, going back into san francisco history. parking in san francisco -- >> is insane. there are too many sparked -- cars. i got hit with $2000 of parking tickets. michael: for judy and ed, it seems especially hard. they live on the steep hill where parking can be a gravity defying challenge. they could slip into their driveway and park on their car pad, which they have been doing every day for the past 36 years. but not anymore. >> we got this email that we cannot park on the parking pad anymore. michael: the couple got this ticket for

j.r.: tales of survival.eople who managed to devastate >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. j.r.: at least 25 people have died in the disastrous flood in eastern kentucky. first responders are working around the clock to rescue and recover flood victims as residents try to pull together what is left. heavy rain is on the way in devastated areas starting sunday. reporter dave packer has the story. dave: governor andy beshear got a firsthand look at the devastation from the air. hundreds have been rescued from the floodwaters. many rescues had to be carried out by air. call francis and his wife were rescued on a jet ski. >> even the jetski was hard for him to handle. dave: first responders continue to search for those still missing. >> we continue to pray for families who have suffered an unfathomable loss. the mission has been especially challenging, and what they are experiencing firsthand is stressful and difficult. dave: thousands are without power, but service

j.r.: san francisco's fireworks are set for tomorrow night. it's one of many events happening around the bay area to celebrate the holiday. these are world war ii explosives. someone called police to report the grenades and artillery shell. the bomb squad determined they were highly explosive. several police officers in akron ohio are on paid administrative leave following the shooting death of a black man. abc news reports graphic bodycam video is raising questions. reporter: protesters are demanding answers. sunday afternoon, officials released bodycam footage showing the moment police shot and killed a black man. >> the video you are about to watch is heartbreaking. reporter: he was shot early monday morning for a traffic violation. >> we would like to know. why is that necessary? reporter: authorities say when he did not stop his vehicles, officers chased him. they claim a single gunshot was fired from inside his vehicle. walker ran away into a parking lot. actions caused officers to perceive he posed a deadly threat. the video shows dozen

j.r.: j.r.tone, abc 7 news. >> a warning from australian health officials about covid-19 subvariants. re-infections from ba.4 and ba.5 are happening much faster than expected. a committee of australian doctors say immunity from ba.5 is lasting only 28 days, not three months. this report is a wake-up call. >> it means that your period of of immunological protection is shorter than we previously thought. it is probably less. >> theba.5 variant is now the most dominant strain in the u.s., accounting for 65% of new cases, according to an abc news analysis of cdc did. while every bay area county is reporting an increase in hospitalizations, there have not been icu admissions. ama: firefighters are rushing to yosemite national park to help battle the washburn fire. the fire has charred more than 35,000 acres. it is still burning in portions of mariposa grove, where there are more than 500 giant sequoiass. officials say the trees are secure, at least for now. this comes as more resources arrive for the

and the fireworks j.r.: shows were awesome. j.r.:j.r.: describing the july 4 oakland a's game at the coliseum. gomez throughout the first pitch, but while a fireworks show ended the night, so did reports that people had been struck by bullet fragments. >> they may have come from guns being fired in another location as far as a mile away where those bullets could have been fired from. j.r.: leronne armstrong addressed the incident on tuesday. others were struck in the arms and hands. gomez said he didn't even realize gunshots had been fired when he was there. >> when i got home, i received a text from a friend of mine that asked, are you safe? i said everything was peaceful when i was there. >> officers noted there were no fired shell casings in the coliseum or the parking lot of the facility. >> fourth of july and i know people like to shoot up in the air. in that sense, the surprises still horrible. >> people fire off their guns because they do not have fireworks. but those bullets have got to come down eventually. j.r.: fans we ta

in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc 7 news.a covid subvariant is hitting the bay area hard, could be the worst subvariant to date. ba.5 has become the most transmissible form of the virus, 20% more transmissible than the original omicron. infections have reached their highest level since earlier this year. part of the problem is the early data showing it could be producing a number of false negative tests and it could take negative to get an accurate result. there is talk of mask mandates possibly returning starting with los angeles. >> as we start to enter the fall and people come indoors and schools are back in session, it is on the table. it is always a possibility. larry: ba.5 symptoms appeared to be more painful. there are reports of people saying their throat feels like it is on fire. ama: a manhunt is underway in southern california after a string of shootings at 7-eleven stores. why investigators are focused on one suspect. larry: bay area residents signing up for the monkeypox vaccine. ama: and a new view of the univer

and the fireworks j.r.: shows were awesome. j.r..: describing the july 4 oakland a's game at the coliseum. gomez throughout the first pitch, but while a fireworks show ended the night, so did reports that people had been struck by bullet fragments. >> they may have come from guns being fired in another location as far as a mile away where those bullets could have been fired from. j.r.: leronne armstrong addressed the incident on tuesday. others were struck in the arms and hands. gomez said he didn't even realize gunshots had been fired when he was there. >> when i got home, i received a text from a friend of mine that asked, are you safe? i said everything was peaceful when i was there. >> officers noted there were no fired shell casings in the coliseum or the parking lot of the facility. >> fourth of july and i know people like to shoot up in the air. in that sense, the surprises still horrible. >> people fire off their guns because they do not have fireworks. but those bullets have got to come down eventually. j.r.: fans we talked

in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc 7 news.ry: a covid subvariant is hitting the bay area hard, could be the worst subvariant to date. ba.5 has become the most transmissible form of the virus, 20% more transmissible than the original omicron. infections have reached their highest level since earlier this year. part of the problem is the early data showing it could be producing a number of false negative tests and it could take negative to get an accurate result. there is talk of mask mandates possibly returning starting with los angeles. >> as we start to enter the fall and people come indoors and schools are back in session, it is on the table. it is always a possibility. larry: ba.5 symptoms appeared to be more painful. there are reports of people saying their throat feels like it is on fire. ama: a manhunt is underway in southern california after a string of shootings at 7-eleven stores. why investigators are focused on one suspect. larry: bay area residents signing up for the monkeypox vaccine. ama: and a new view of the un

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. ama: crews are gaining control of a brush fire near livermore.alled the flynn fire. it is possible a car accident sparked the fire. the fire is now 40% contained. flames have charred 100 20 acres. let's get to sandhya patel with more on the weather conditions. sandhya: it has been windy since the fire broke out and it is still windy right now. relative humidity is 2%. the winds are gusting still out of the southwest to 37 miles per hour. windy pattern will remain through the night even going through tomorrow. hopefully, they can fully contain that fire. as you look at the wind election, it is generally out of the west-southwest. that has been transporting that smoke out near the tracy area. tracy has had some poor air quality but right now, it is ok. smoke was in the air from our east bay hills camera near the fire just as the sun was setting. i have an air quality advisory for another fire that has been burning for quite some time. a full look at the forecast coming right back up. dan: now to an abc 7 news exclusive i team investigation. on the

i'm j.r. stone. a show of solidarity in oakland's chinatown with where a new festival is celebrating strength against covid and asian violence. cornel bernard has the story of a community's effort to overcome challenges. ♪ cornel: a new sound signaling safety and resilience. >> this event is to help revitalize chinatown to bring businesses back in. it was a way to hit the reset button and welcome people back after the pandemic and numerous anti-asian violent crimes rocked this neighbor. >> you know that chinatown has been inundation dated with a lot of crimes. cornel: patrick fung was killed after he started working f >> a hard-working asian driver was shot and killed in a sense less act of violence on sunday. >> oakland police have committed to increasing parols in chinatown. >> a lieutenant of the safety is not because of the police department, it's because the community has gotten together and joined forces with the police officer to have a bigger presence. >> some business owners like may woo are

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. ama: crews are gaining control of a brush fire near livermore.t is called the flynn fire. it is possible a car accident sparked the fire. the fire is now 40% contained. flames have charred 100 20 acres. let's get to sandhya patel with more on the weather conditions. sandhya: it has been windy since the fire broke out and it is still windy right now. relative humidity is 2%. the winds are gusting still out of the southwest to 37 miles per hour. windy pattern will remain through the night even going through tomorrow. hopefully, they can fully contain that fire. as you look at the wind election, it is generally out of the west-southwest. that has been transporting that smoke out near the tracy area. tracy has had some poor air quality but right now, it is ok. smoke was in the air from our east bay hills camera near the fire just as the sun was setting. i have an air quality advisory for another fire that has been burning for quite some time. a full look at the forecast coming right back up. dan: now to an abc 7 news exclusive i team investigation. o

j.r.:? thousands packed fisherman's wharf to cheer on our country. >> it is still the greatest country in the world. >> go usa, go usa. j.r.:? they came from all over, san franciscans proud of their heritage. >> my father was in the army. it is a time to celebrate them and celebrate america. j.r.:? those from other countries who just moved to the usa, hoping for a better life. >> a lot of people emigrate to the usa because it is a good place to be. we all emigrated in the past year. there is a reason we emigrated here. >> the american people's right to celebrate his absolute beautiful j.r.:. they are waving to us. j.r.:? everyone celebrating independence. >> where celebrate for the usa. j.r.:? is the fog tested to sane player. you're lucky for boston. are you looking for san francisco, too? >> yes, i hope the fog clears up rest tonight. j.r.: that didn't happen this night, but no complaint among this crowd. they were here to celebrate rain or shine, fog or no fog. in san francisco, j.r. ston

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc7news.: san francisco police have arrested a man for organizing one of the largest retail theft fencing operations. investigators suspect he was making up to half $1 million a year from selling stolen goods. police say the man, who is known as a fence, sold stolen items online to consumers all over the u.s. eggs, known as boosters, with steel items from shelves. the 38-year-old man was found with $200,000 worth of stolen items near san francisco's glen park. >> going inside and into the bedroom, this, these items here were way more organized than they are right now. he had it set up like it was a storage for the back of a drugstore. ama: police were able to track down the suspect through retailers. authorities believe going after the fences will reduce retail theft and san francisco. air quality officials are advising some people in eastern contra costa county to stay indoors with windows and doors closed. the marsh fire is still smoldering and sending up smoke six weeks after it started. th

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc7news.ma: san francisco police have arrested a man for organizing one of the largest retail theft fencing operations. investigators suspect he was making up to half $1 million a year from selling stolen goods. police say the man, who is known as a fence, sold stolen items online to consumers all over the u.s. eggs, known as boosters, with steel items from shelves. the 38-year-old man was found with $200,000 worth of stolen items near san francisco's glen park. >> going inside and into the bedroom, this, these items here were way more organized than they are right now. he had it set up like it was a storage for the back of a drugstore. ama: police were able to track down the suspect through retailers. authorities believe going after the fences will reduce retail theft and san francisco. air quality officials are advising some people in eastern contra costa county to stay indoors with windows and doors closed. the marsh fire is still smoldering and sending up smoke six weeks after it started.

did j.r. stone, abc 7 news . dion: firefighters continue to make progress controlling the electra fire is an and calaveras counties. about 450 structures are still listed as threatened. that is down from more than 1200 earlier this week. the marin county fire department is adding manpower as the fire season heats up. the department is doubling its defense crews things to a boost in funding from the. state budget. . that money will allow the department to increase crews to 16 firefighters. and a reminder, you can see all wildfires in california by using our online interactive wildfire tracker. you can find it on our website, abc7news.com. moving onto north bay where there was a deadly assault overnight in the downtown petaluma area. people are searching -- police are searching for a suspect that possibly beat the victim with a baseball bat. this is petaluma's first homicide of the year. cornell barnard has what we need to know about the investigation. >> it is super heartbreaking because i do w

j.r. stone explains what changes we could see. j.r.: all eyes are on san francisco's closed to traffic john f. kennedy drive and the great highway, which is closed to traffic on weekends. both of which could be changing. >> i am very excited that the voters will be able to decide the fate of the streets, whether they can be shared with vehicles, or vehicles have to be banned. j.r.: supporters turned and thousands of signatures monday, which, if verified will bring the issue to voters in november. >> i am convinced that the voters are flat-out tired of closed streets at every turn, let's do all we can who punish people who drive vehicles. j.r.: it would restore car access during weekdays and keep the road closed to traffic on weekends and holidays, and it would fully reopen the great highway, which is currently only open on weekdays. but not everyone is a fan of the plan. >> my opinion is that they should keep it closed, because it is a good time for everyone. >> i see people running and riding bikes, the family atmosphere, and it

here is j.r. stone. j.r.: hundred lined up to see dave chapelle perform in santa rosa tuesday night admist a call from some advocates for the show to be canceled. >> they cancel culture is out of control. j.r.: that opinion was echoed by those we spoke with you showed up to see him perform. >> it is political correctly -- correctness gone too far, that is what it is. you kill committee its and that comedians and now it is thought controlled next? >> i am not saying that to say that trans women are not women. i am just saying that those [expected of] -- expletive]. j.r.: his jokes led to his minneapolis show being canceled. many people called for a show cancellation in santa rosa. those in the trans community are outraged that it was ignored. >> i would say that my organization is very upset, we are actually appalled by it. >> espousing the transphobia that he does, it normalizes transphobia. j.r.: is four shows -- his four show sold out in hours. >> it is super exciting and he is a legend. j.r.: those at

j.r. stone, abc7news. reggie: drifting smoke has prompted officials to extend an air quality advisory through tomorrow. we have an interactive tracker to keep tabs on the air quality where you are and you can find that at abc7news.com. kumasi: investigators are looking for the cause of this two alarm fire in alameda on west ranger avenue. alameda fire avenue -- alameda fire crews called the oakland department to help with flames. part of the vacant warehouse's roof collapsed but there is no damage to nearby strunk structures. neighbors say that they saw the fire burning in the garage, the cause is unknown. the person who died has not been identified. reggie: now to a key decision regarding your health. the federal government put a decision about second covid-19 booster shots are people under 50 on hold, for now. according to a senior administration official the government is focused on getting a vaccine that is more effective against omicron and subvariants that they would roll out and then more boosters.

j.r.: if you smell smoke, go inside, close the doors come and close the windows. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. julian: you can track all of the wildfires burning right now by using our online interactive wildfire tracker. kumasi: you details about the bay high school students stranded in central europe. the remaining students are now on their way home. the saratoga high school orchestra had been on tour. students got stuck in prague when their flight home was canceled by love thanh said airlines -- by lufthansa airlines. julian: in the north bay one person is dead and does brothers are hurt after shooting in marin city. several officers responded and found a car with several bullet holes in the passenger side window. a neighbor said she has had enough of violence. >> i heard automatic. it is another tragedy for our city. that is why i have to move. julian: there is no word of any arrest or a motive for the shooting. the sheriff's department says the does to other victims are expected to survive. kumasi: family and friends of the men killed at a bowling alley held a fundraise

j.r. stone, abc7 news. dan: j.r., thank you. san francisco board of supervisors is calling on the federal government to step in and pause the outgoing transfer of patients from laguna honda hospital. this after four patients died shortly after they were removed to other facilities. yesterday, the board unanimously approved two resolutions, one urging health and human services secretary javier becerra to intervene in the transfer and the second to urge governor newsom to declare a state of emergency at the hospital. laguna honda was decertified in april after federal smickettors announced it to be out of compliance -- inspectors announced it to be out of compliance. and looking to get it recertified before it is forced to close in september. dan: still ahead here twitter is now downsizing its office space in one bay area city and canceling plans to expand in another. the impact this decision could have on the local economy. ama: plus the name change coming to one u.c. law school. what it will be and why. abc7 news at 5:00 will be

but we were. >> who shot j.r.out as ideal a cliffhanger as you possibly could get. >> who did shoot j.r.? we may never get the answer to that question. the people who produce that program are going to keep us in suspense as long as they possibly can. >> we shot j.r., then we broke for the summer. then coincidentally the actors went on strike. it delayed the resolution, and it just started to percolate through the world. >> i remember going on vacation to england that summer, and that's all that people were talking about there. >> we know you don't die. i mean, you couldn't die. >> we don't know that. >> how could you die? you couldn't come back next season. >> that's what i mean. i couldn't come back but the show could still go. >> oh, but you wouldn't. what is that show without j.r.? >> well, that's what i figure, yeah. >> i guess if you don't know by now who shot j.r., you probably do not care. last night some 82 million americans did. and they watched the much-touted "dallas" episode." it could become the most-

j.r. stone spoke with a close family friend. >> when the grandpa grabbed the key, he could not swim anymore because he was tired. he drove the key. j.r.: gerber figaro describes the moment his longtime friend saved his eight-year-old grandson from drowning with the help of two friends, edwin perez and donio solarzono. sadly they lost their lives on the delta. >> for us, they are our heroes because they do not think about nothing else about the little boy. j.r.: emergency crews for multiple counties including san francisco recover the three men's bodies tuesday. figaro said revis had gone fishing with two of his grandsons along with perez and solarzono. as the three adult were fishing, one of the grandsons jumped in the water and suddenly began drowning. that is when the three jumped in. the boy survived along with two others in the area who helped with the rescue. revis, perez, and solarzono didn't make it. figaro said the three were lifelong friends from guatemala who loved soccer. revis,

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc7news. >> san francisco police have arrested a man for organizing a massive retail theft fencing operation. investigators suspect he was making up to half a million a year from selling stolen goods. police say sergio manuel puga-tenorio would get the items from thieves, who would steal from store shelves and he would sell the goods online. investigators say they found $200,000 in a room that he rented near san francisco's glen park. >> going inside and into the bedroom, this, these items here were way more organized than they are right now. he had it set up like it was a storage for the back of a drugstore. >> police were able to track down the suspect through some of the stores that were hit. reggie: a fast-moving wildfire just south of writing has forced people out of their homes. it's called the peter fire and it's burned 300 acres near the city of anderson. mandatory evacuations are underway and a shelter has been set up at west valley high school. at least 12 structures

j.r.? j.r.: a much different and harder tone heard today at san francisco city hall and her new district attorney brook jenkins. >> as your next district attorney, i will restore accountability and consequences to our criminal justice system here in san francisco. >> strong words from brook jenkins, a former assistant attorney who has been apointed by london breed as the next district attorney the move comes after san franciscans recalled the former d.a. >> violent and repeat offenders will no longer be allowed to victimize our city without consequence. hate crimes will no longer be tolerated. >> jenkins resigned with boudine's office and then led the recall campaign against him. tthe mayor's appointment of jenkins makes sense r. she wanted to have a progressive but not go to the extreme ends that she saw chessa did. >> she did a way with cash bail. vowed to not charge minors as adults. but jenkins has not been specific on what she'll change. >> we don't want to become, you know, some tradi

j.r.? j.r.: a much different and harder tone heard today at san francisco city hall and her new district attorney brook jenkins. >> as your next district attorney, i will restore accountability and consequences to our criminal justice system here in san francisco. >> strong words from brook jenkins, a former assistant attorney who has been apointed by london breed as the next district attorney the move comes after san franciscans recalled the former d.a. >> violent and repeat offenders will no longer be allowed to victimize our city without consequence. hate crimes will no longer be tolerated. >> jenkins resigned with boudine's office and then led the recall campaign against him. tthe mayor's appointment of jenkins makes sense r. she wanted to have a progressive but not go to the extreme ends that she saw chessa did. >> she did a way with cash bail. vowed to not charge minors as adults. but jenkins has not been specific on what she'll change. >> we don't want to become, you know, some tradi

j.r.the latest. >> up to 100 of these geese could soon be killed in foster city as councilmembers have approved the plan for lethal removal due to the health hazards they create. >> it's not that i feel that -- we have been told based on the bacteria levels. >> the director of parks and recreation is referring to the e. coli bacteria levels in the nearby lagoon, saying those are directly related to the canada geese and other foul. we did not have to go very far in foster city to find this. canada geese droppings. >> they helped clean up what they have not helped eliminate the problem. the geese just come again and leave their droppings and we have to tiptoe around them. >> and susan russell's policy director for the animal protection league. she says killing geese is not the answer and fears the process used is one which was talked about and one that involves breaking the animals' next. >> -- necks. >> it is not humane. >> they must get a permit from u.s. fish and wildlife and then decide

j.r.eese could soon be killed in foster city as councilmembers have approved the plan for lethal removal due to the health hazards they create. >> it's not that i feel that -- we have been told based on the bacteria levels. >> the director of parks and recreation is referring to the e. coli bacteria levels in the nearby lagoon, saying those are directly related to the canada geese and other foul. we did not have to go very far in foster city to find this. canada geese droppings. >> they helped clean up what they have not helped eliminate the problem. the geese just come again and leave their droppings and we have to tiptoe around them. >> and susan russell's policy director for the animal protection league. she says killing geese is not the answer and fears the process used is one which was talked about and one that involves breaking the animals' next. >> -- necks. >> it is not humane. >> they must get a permit from u.s. fish and wildlife and then decide on a vendor to lethally remove the

here is j.r. stone. >> if you are not familiar with the so-called blythe dolls, do not feel bad, they are not sold in many stores. take a good look because all 12 were stolen from a home in oakland. >> they are very unique. they are about as tall as a barbie doll but they have a large head with unique eyes but have a lot of emotion and character. >> the dolls belong to this woman in oakland, who is a collector. these dolls have quite the history. originally released in 1972 as a rival to barbie but inspired by betty boop. paintings have swept the nation. for her, this is her passion, creating scenes for her 12 characters, showcasing that on social media and in schools. >> they are part of my life, work and art. they brought a lot of joy and happiness to a lot of people and kids, especially during times of covid. >> in less than two hours during a family move, her dolls, characters, loves stolen. the blythe dolls only lasted one year in the 1970's over concerns about them being too scary for childr

i am j.r. stone with this is a special edition of abc7news.ay, people spoke out in support of abortion rights hours after two states took different stances on the issue. our reporter has more. >> artion is pro-life. >> abortion is pro-life. >> abortion is health care. >> dozens of women and men marched through the streets to support reproductive rights. why are you here today? >> to fight. >> one week after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. >> we are outraged that this happened. >> abortion is health care. >> this parent organize this march and rally over the july 4 holiday weekend, but she says there is nothing to celebrate. >> this is not independence day. i am not an independent body anymore. this country is not free anymore. >> the supreme court reminds me of the taliban, trying to drag women back to the 17th century. >> this person from san mateo made the signs with her daughters. >> nobody is for abortion. you are for the choice of what you want to do with your body was so -- body, so i want to make sure they have that choice. >>

j.r. stone spoke with a close family friend. >> when grandpa grabbed the keys, he cannot swim anymore. he was tired. he threw the key. reporter: is describing the moment his longtime friend edwin rivas saved his grandson from driving with the help of two friends. sadly, the three lost their lives during the rescue last sunday on the sacramento san joaquin river delta. >> they are our heroes. they don't think about nothing else. reporter: emergency crews from multiple counties, including san francisco recovered the three men seco bodies tuesday. they said rivas had gone fishing with two of his grandsons and his friends. as the three adults were fishing, one of the grandsons jumped in the water than began drowning. that was when the three jumped in. the boy survived, along with two others who helped with the rescue. rivas, recip and so lozano -- didn't make it. they were lifelong friends from guatemala who loved soccer. rivas coached soccer in west oakland. >> real sad. i know these guys. th

j.r. stone spoke with a close family friend. >> when grandpa grabbed the keys, he cannot swim anymore. he was tired. he threw the key. reporter: is describing the moment his longtime friend edwin rivas saved his grandson from driving with the help of two friends. sadly, the three lost their lives during the rescue last sunday on the sacramento san joaquin river delta. >> they are our heroes. they don't think about nothing else. reporter: emergency crews from multiple counties, including san francisco recovered the three men seco bodies tuesday. they said rivas had gone fishing with two of his grandsons and his friends. as the three adults were fishing, one of the grandsons jumped in the water than began drowning. that was when the three jumped in. the boy survived, along with two others who helped with the rescue. rivas, recip and so lozano -- didn't make it. they were lifelong friends from guatemala who loved soccer. rivas coached soccer in west oakland. >> real sad. i know these guys. th

his brother talked with abc 7's j.r.stone about the dangers of sideshow culture. >> i see it a lot. cars. that's nothing new to us. now that this has happened, now we are grieving and hurting because of the things that we see on a daily basis, turning out to be something that causes us to lose a brother. >> the driver of the car police were pursuing has been arrested. the family wants to know more from oakland police. two officers under investigation for misconduct related to the incident. >> fire crews on the scene of a big fire earlier today in vallejo. still monitoring hotspots. it happened earlier this evening. our helicopter was above the scene. crews were able to get it under control within an hour and prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings. there are no reports of injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> the oakland athletics are one step closer to building their waterfront ballpark, when nikki approval from the sf bay conservation and development commission. [applause] >> the seven

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let's get to j.r. stone who has been tracking this urgent need for days. you spoke with several people who lined up in berkeley today. jr: i talked with a man who waited nine point five hours for a monkeypox vaccine. i talked with another man who told me he paid a fee. >> if you pay to get in, there were assurances you would get a shot. >> he is describing what he says happened in berkeley, a location that held a pop up clinic in partnership with the city of berkeley and others. you can see hundreds of people lined up. it was open to everyone but person after person telling us wednesday that those paying money for memberships or other fees benefited over those who did not. >> there were employees walking around and telling folks waiting in line that if they paid to get in as a guest, they would be in a shorter line and they would be allowed to way inside. >> shawn osborne did not pay but he did wait. >> we waited 9.5 hours. >> it is a little sad for people who could not pay or did not want to pay. >> representatives say they talk with management from the s

let's get to j.r. stone who has been tracking this urgent need for days. you spoke with several people who lined up in berkeley today. jr: i talked with a man who waited nine point five hours for a monkeypox vaccine. i talked with another man who told me he paid a fee. >> if you pay to get in, there were assurances you would get a shot. >> he is describing what he says happened in berkeley, a location that held a pop up clinic in partnership with the city of berkeley and others. lineup. it was open to everyone but person after person telling us wednesday that those paying money for memberships or other fees benefited over those who did not. >> there were employees walking around and telling folks waiting in line that if they paid to get in as a guest, they would be in a shorter line and they would be allowed to way inside. >> shawn osborne did not pay but he did wait. >> we waited 9.5 hours. >> it is a little sad for people who could not pay or did not want to pay. >> representatives say they talk with management from the steam work location. >> they told

his brother talked with abc 7's j.r.the dangers of sideshow culture. >> i see it a lot. cars. that's nothing new to us. now that this has happened, now we are grieving and hurting because of the things that we see on a daily basis, turning out to be something that causes us to lose a brother. >> the driver of the car police were pursuing has been arrested. the family wants to know more from oakland police. two officers under investigation for misconduct related to the incident. >> fire crews on the scene of a big fire earlier today in vallejo. still monitoring hotspots. it happened earlier this evening. our helicopter was above the scene. crews were able to get it under control within an hour and prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings. there are no reports of injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> the oakland athletics are one step closer to building their waterfront ballpark, when nikki approval from the sf bay conservation and development commission. [applause] >> the seven hour session

abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone has more. % awesome. longtime radio show host described the oakland a's game at the coliseum. gomez throughout the first pitch but while the fireworks show ended the night, so did the reports of people hit by bullet fragments. these bullet fragments could have come from up to a mile away. police chief addressed the reports on tuesday describing five people who had been struck. gomez said, he did not even realized gunshots had been fired when he was there. >> i received a text from a friend of mine asking if i was safe. apparently, there was a shooting. everything was nice and people -- peaceful when i was there. officers found no sh shell casings in the coliseum. fourth of july, i know people like to shoot up into the air. >> people fire off their guns because they don't have fireworks. those bullets have to come down somewhere. while news of the shots are concerning, fans say they will still come to games. >> i have been coming here for over 50 years in the security is really good. >> there is some risk

j.r. stone abc 7 news. jobina: if you notice there are fewer fires this year, you are right. 30,000 acres have burned so far this year, 20% less than last year. this is not a trend. we just have gotten lucky this year. the most dangerous months are yet to come. the most devastating firefighters usually start in septembers. reggie: crews have gained control of a fire near livermore. it is possible that a car crash sparked the fire. the fire is now 80% contained, about 120 acres have burned. the marsh fire has burned more than 500 acres, it started may 28. it is smoldering underground in underground vegetation. millions of gallons of water have been pumped to try to put it out. drew: a live look at san jose. there is a fair amount of cloud cover. we talked about the air quality advisory for most of us, we will have good air quality. for most of us, you can breathe easy. we are sandwiched between two pressures. there is high pressure over the four corners that will keep interior locations pretty hot. that will

here is a j.r. stone. reporter: livermore police are looking for this man, roger aleman garcia. detectives vp killed antonio vargas at the bowling alley in livermore. >> i really hope they catch him. reporter: the soft words of nancy suarez speak for a community atlas. her friend was only 28 years old. >> i could not sleep last night all night. i got to work and they were like are you okay. he was a loving person. he deserved the world. he did not deserve to go through any of that. it is very shocking this happened to him. reporter: police say rosia is a convicted felon with a prior criminal history. this that he was prohibited from possessing a firearm. >> there was a shooting at the bowling alley. we were having her birthday party and we saw the man pulled the gun out of his waistband. i yelled gun, run. reporter: that witness is describe her talk with those who were inside granada bowl for a girl's party. that girl ran to a garage and hid. cheryl and others helped find the girl. >> she was terrified. she did not even want to come out of the garage. reporter: now the focus is

j.r.: the short -- amanda: the shore painted silver by anchovies. the mass die off event happened in marin county. >> this is one of those times we get to see the sheer number of the size of the schools of fish. it is kind of amazing. amanda: amazing in a mystery. there is still uncertainty about why the thousands of fish ended up here. >> what likely happened is some kind of predator in the ocean encountered a school of anchovy somewhere near the mouth of the lagoon. amanda: possibly drawing the anchovy into shallow water where they sucked up the limited oxygen and suffocated. a researcher says that ending is likely, though he believed something else maybe attracted the anchovy. >> hungry anchovies go where the food is. amanda: a volunteer at oc davises fish economy lab says this lending a year is generating more food production that the fish follow. he says the cool water is bringing in more anchovy than we have seen in the last 10 years off our coast. the abundance is good news for seabirds. interesting news for anyone seeing anchovy far from wat

j.r. stone, abc7news. julian: and you can track all the wildfires in california by using our online interactive while your tracker on our website, abc7news.com. kumasi: details about the bay area students stranded in central europe, the remaining suit are headed home. the saratoga orchestra got stuck in prague when their flight home got canceled by the airline. most of them touched down at -- sfo saturday night and the rest are on a flight from frankfurt expected to arrive this afternoon. julian: in the north bay, one person dead, to others or after a shooting in marin city at around 10: 30 yesterday morning. several officers responded and found a car was several bullet holes in the passenger side window. a neighbor said she has had enough of the violence. >> is just another tragedy. i heard it. i've got to move and get out of here. julian: no word on any arrest or motive for the shooting. the sheriff two other victims are expected to survive. kumasi: family and friends of the manmore bowling alley held a

j.r.s. >> we have everything you need to know about monkeypox including vaccines in treatment, head to our website, abc7news.com. >> developments in the case of wnba start brittney griner, today we learned the biden administration offered a prisoner exchange with russia. saying they will turn over paul whelen, who is been held for espionage since 2018. greiner has been detained since february since she said she unintentionally brought marijuana to russia. >> a zero bail order implemented at the beginning of the pandemic is set to expire. zach fuentes has a look over the battle of what happens next. >> a big call to action was made to santa clara county officials. he says that the county's efforts to depopulate the jails due to covid are allowing habitual criminals to commit rhymes and end up back on the street with -- commit crimes and end up back on the street with little to no jail time. a zero jail order -- a zero bail order is part of the reason, he said. he also said that they have a

j.r., a resident of the south side of chicago told the "washington post," quote, we are getting ignored throw them in bags and they keep going, but they've got the whole s.w.a.t. team out there on highland park trying to get to the bottom of this. i promise you, he's not alone, and i wonder what you say to him. >> i think he's right, i think we have to bring more attention to the daily unfortunate mass shootings that are happening in places like chicago and elsewhere. but that's going to require federal gun regulations, poppy. in chicago, for instance, 60% of crime guns, those are guns found at crime scenes, are actually coming from other states like indiana, wisconsin and other places, where the regulations are so lax with regard to these weapons. only national common sense gun control can prevent these tragedies that are unfolding every day in places like chicago and other cities. >> congressman k, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> coming up, cnn is in tokyo following the assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. what we are learning now about t

j.r. stone talked with a hiker from san francisco who was stranded in etna, california last night. >> devastating fire images coming from far northern california, close to the oregon border, where the mckinney fire has exploded in size and is now the largest fire in california this year. >> really erratic winds from the start of the incident all the way up until now. >> homes have been destroyed and evacuations are in place, but it's not just homeowners being put in life-threatening situations. >> things are looking not great. it's very smoky here, you can smell it, you can see it. >> catherine is hiking the pacific crest trail and was stranded in etna, california, with dozens of other hikers. we spoke to her on the phone saturday evening. >> i saw a big plume of smoke and was like that's not good. it was quite scary. i knew it was smoke. it was scary. >> because of the smoke, pacific crest trail was closed all the way to ashland oregon. nearly 47 square miles make up the current fire zone

his brother talked with j.r. stone about the dangers of sideshow culture. >> i see it a lot. cars, we see it a lot and it is nothing new to us. now that something has happened and now that we are grieving and hurting because things we see on a daily basis actually turned out the something that caused us -- turned out to be something that cause those to lose a brother. kumasi: the alleged driver has been arrested. two others are under arrest. julian: firefighters are monitoring hotspots after a three alarm fire in vallejo. flames broke out around 5:00 p.m. yesterday along broadway near highway 29. crews were able to get it or control -- get it under control before spreading to nearby buildings. no reports of any injuries and the cause is under investigation. >> the wildfire that prompted evacuations in nevada county is holding steady under 900 acres. of fire started inside of a building but did not say how or why that building caught fire. three buildings which were basically storage sheds also burned down. containment is up to 20%. full containment is expected by sunday. the

it's a j.r. 15. it's designed to look like the ar-15, the combat rifle. it's lighter, so it can be carried by a kid. here are the symbols, incidentally, of this gun, jr-15. they're skulls. they're skulls of children, and each one of them has a pacifier in the mouth. it isn't just on this poster, this ad. it's emblaze beyond on the gun itself -- emblazoned on the gun itself. this is a kids assault weapon. think about that, where we've reached the point that is even thought of, in light of the killing that's taken place. the hearing yesterday showed an outpouring of people from highland park in numbers i never expected. i believe there were 100 people there, who on their own dime came out to washington to make sure all of us in congress knew what happened in highland park, how that village and their lives were changed on the 4th of july. what are we going to do about it, mr. president? shrug our shoulders and wait for tomorrow's mass shooting? and sadly, we can expect one to come. i listened to the defenses, and frankly, i can't understand people trying to

it all averages out according to my other friend not j.r. who let me borrow his car. runs texaco down the street. >> ainsley: pete buttigieg tweets this out, good morning, gas prices are going down. >> brian: thanks for that. >> ainsley: keep in mind gas prices were about $2 cheaper than at the beginning of joe biden's presidency right after donald trump left office than they are now. so they are still super expensive. inflation was very low in january 2020 and now it's at 9.1% and look at the supply chain crisis. it's going to get worse they say because the truckers are protesting. they are not driving out in california at the port of oakland which the largest marine terminal out there and it's about to get where's because they had to close because the truckers are protesting and they are not taking all the supplies on those ships out in the pacific, they are not taking them to your house and to the grocery stores and that kind of thing. >> steve: 15 container ships out in the pacific they can't get to the port because what these independent truckers are doing is the